001package org.kuali.common.util.filter;
002
003import java.util.ArrayList;
004import java.util.List;
005import java.util.regex.Pattern;
006
007public class RegexUtils {
008
009        /**
010         * Convert a {@code List<String>} into {@code List<Pattern>}
011         */
012        public static List<Pattern> getPatterns(List<String> patterns) {
013                List<Pattern> regexPatterns = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
014                for (String pattern : patterns) {
015                        Pattern regexPattern = Pattern.compile(pattern);
016                        regexPatterns.add(regexPattern);
017                }
018                return regexPatterns;
019        }
020
021}